Ben Pecotich is a Design Thinking Association Sydney, Australia Chapter Leader

Ben Pecotich

Ben Pecotich is a designer, innovation coach, and social enterprise/startup founder. He collaborates with people to design and build ideas for happier communities that are more empowered, inclusive, and sustainable.

Ben Pecotich has 27 years focused on designing and leading strategic change in Australia, NZ, the UK, and Europe - combining strategy, design, technology, consulting, and program management. This includes 27 years in financial services and 26 years working on startups and social enterprises.

Ben Pecotich specializes in helping social enterprises, purpose-driven organizations, and financial services companies. His work is centered around taking a human-centered design & innovation approach to helping:

  • Founders, leaders, and designers solve problems that matter in more empathic and innovative ways - and measure their success in outcomes for people, our planet, and profit/our economy
  • Organizations design their sustainable business model with embedded impact and a clear value exchange
  • Founders and leaders design and build ideas that leverage technology to deliver and scale impact - and thrive in a connected world


Ben Pecotich is a Design & Innovation Director/Founder of Dynamic4, a social enterprise and certified B Corp focused on design & innovation for happier communities (He founded the business in 2001).

Co-founder & CTO of Better Goals, a social enterprise helping people with intellectual disability build more independence and achieve their goals.

Ben Pecotich is an active leader in Sydney's social enterprise, B Corp, startup, and design communities:

  • Founding Board Member of Social Enterprise Council NSW & ACT (SECNA)
  • Startup Coach at Dynamic4 Jetpack & Dynamic4 Thrive
  • Co-founder of Sydney Design Thinking Meetup
  • Social Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Centre for Social Impact/UNSW Business School (Master of Commerce)
  • Mentor & Facilitator at UTS Bachelor of Creative Intelligence & Innovation (BCII)
  • Mentor/Guest Speaker at Remarkable Disability Tech Accelerator, Founder Institute Sydney Accelerator, Catalysr Accelerator, Sydney Hardware Incubator, and the Good Hustle, SHIFT & Seafood for Good programs
  • Guest Speaker at General Assembly UX Design Immersive (UXDi)
  • Advisor to several social enterprises 

Connect with Ben Pecotich on LinkedIn.